as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
a novel about a man who becomes the obsessed avenger of his sister's death
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Noun
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For instance, unlike their two principal nemeses, Inter have never been caught up in a scandal punished by relegation.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
8 June 2025 -
The issue is that Baltimore cannot get past the Buffalo Bills or Kansas City Chiefs, who are their current nemesis in the postseason.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The music also played a role in portraying the major difference between the two vigilantes.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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Among the novel’s central characters are people engaged in trafficking, a vigilante intent on stopping drug dealers, and the ghost of a man murdered in the first book.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Avenger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenger. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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